Australia’s total log exports lifted to a monthly record 553.2 km3 in May 2020, a rise of more than 68% on the prior month, but just 2.2% higher than May 2019. Softwood log exports totalled 452.5 km3 for the month, their second highest monthly total. Australian exports joined a large… Read More
NZ log exports leap as prices fly
New Zealand’s log exports almost tripled in May 2020, with softwood log exports lifting 185% compared to April, reaching 1.604 million m3. Exports were at their highest monthly level in five months. In a development that underscores the importance of New Zealand’s log supply to China, the average export price… Read More
Log Exports – Softwood up 4.0%, Hardwood down 21.3% [Subscribers Only]
Softwood Exports up 4.0% Australia’s exports of softwood logs grew across the 12-months-ended April 2020. Exports for the year totalled 3.691 million m3, up 4.0% compared to the prior year. Examined on a monthly basis, Softwood log exports for April 2020 jumped to 361,983 m3. For export, softwood logs are… Read More
Log Exports – Softwood up 6.3%, Hardwood down 29.0% [Subscribers Only]
Australia’s exports of softwood logs grew across the 12-months-ended March 2020. Exports for the year totalled 3.708 million m3, up 6.3% compared to the prior year. Examined on a monthly basis, Softwood log exports for March 2020 jumped to 330,170 m3. For export, softwood logs are recorded as larger or… Read More
Log Exports – Softwood up 4.1%, Hardwood down 6.2% Year-on-Year [Subscribers Only]
Australia’s exports of softwood logs grew across the 12-months-ended February 2020. Exports for the year totalled 4.330 million m3, up 4.1% compared to the prior year. Examined on a monthly basis, Softwood log exports for February 2020 lifted to 268,014 m3. For export, softwood logs are recorded as larger or… Read More
IndustryEdge Moving to SilvaStat360, Forest2Market’s Online Delivery Platform
VICTORIA, Australia & CHARLOTTE, N.C., March __ 2020 – Today, Forest2Market and IndustryEdge announce a partnership formed to bring IndustryEdge’s Australian wood market commentary, analysis and data to SilvaStat360, Forest2Market‘s online business intelligence platform. The partnership will combine IndustryEdge’s Wood Market Edge publication and underlying data with Forest2Market’s SilvaStat360 cloud-based… Read More
Why Record Log Exports from South Asia are Under Pressure
Combined exports of softwood logs from New Zealand and Australia totalled 26.4 million cubic meters (m3) in the 2018-19 financial year. Total exports from the two countries lifted 9.5% compared to the prior year, in line with the 10.5% per annum increases recorded over the decade since 2009. When diving… Read More
Little logs get big prices
Smaller sized softwood log exports from Australia hit record average prices in March 2019. Averaging AUDFob162.45/m3, prices for softwood logs less than 15 cm diameter hit a new peak, sustaining their recent price advantage over the larger dimension logs. For export, softwood logs are recorded as larger or smaller than 15cm… Read More
Australia’s hardwood log exports rose 35% in 2018
Australia’s log exports lifted 34.6% in 2018, totalling 793,130 m3. After supply-chain challenges, the month of December saw exports lift to almost 86,000 m3, very close to the monthly average of the last year. Exports of hardwood logs are strategically different from softwood logs. They are not about ‘right-sizing’ the… Read More